Ebdanians Melee Infantry

Gallowglasses

Gallowglasses were the super-soldiers of the Celtic world, well-trained heavy infantry skilled in the use of all manner of weapons - swords, spears, javelins, bows, darts – as well as the Celtic martial arts. To be a gallowglass one had to be of mixed blood – descended from the union of a settled Nordic raider and a Celtic woman. When Nordic raiders, who harried the coasts of Scotland and Ireland during the Dark Ages, eventually settled and interbred, the offspring of such unions were known as ‘Gael-gall’ – literally “foreigners who speak Gaelic”. In Ireland the word ‘Galloglaich’ - pronounced ‘Gallowglass’ – was used to explicitly refer to a “young, foreign warrior”. As has often been the case throughout history, this mixed blood separated gallowglasses from the hierarchy of the Celtic clan system. As such, they had little loyalty to the old order and many became soldiers for hire to the highest bidder. Although technically under the sovereignty of the Norwegian king during this time, many gallowglasses served Scottish rulers or settled in Ireland, where they were more easily accepted, integrating with the native population at all societal levels.

Unit Name Gallowglasses

Main Unit Key att_cel_gallowglass

Land Unit Key att_cel_gallowglass

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_cel

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 250

Melee Attack 32

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 17

Melee Defence 42

├ Base Defence 37

├ Shield att_round_large

└ Shield Defence 5

Armour 57

├ Armour att_leather_heavy

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 37

Health 124

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 34

Morale 45

Abilities

• Shield Wall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Raider
  This unit may set buildings on fire, cause more fire damage with torches and capture faster than other units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 125 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ebdanians Ebdanian Separatists